CHICAGO -- The seventh-inning miscue between center fielder Adam Eaton and shortstop Alexei Ramirez had no direct effect on the White Sox 3-2 loss to the Pirates Thursday night at U.S. Cellular Field, aside from adding to Jeff Samardzija's pitch count.
It was a glaring enough mistake, emblematic of a defense gone wrong since the start of the season, that White Sox manager Robin Ventura still chose not to hide his frustration postgame.
"That's just bad," Ventura said. "I'm tired of even talking about it. They know it. We work on it all Spring Training.